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- the present invention relates to an in-cell touch display device. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for testing touch electrodes and a method for manufacturing the related in-cell touch display device.
- touch electrodes are disposed in pixels to provide a touch function.
- the touch electrodes are electrically connected to a circuit which can detect a capacitance variance on each touch electrode to determine whether the touch display is touched at a corresponding location.
- the touch electrodes may be shorted or open that would affect the touch function. Therefore, it is an issue in the art about how to detect if the touch electrodes are shorted or open.
- testing pads in a non-display area are used to determine whether the touch electrodes are shorted or open.
- Embodiments of the present invention provide an in-cell touch display device having a display area and a non-display area.
- the in-cell touch display device includes a first substrate and the following units. Multiple data lines and multiple gate lines are disposed on the first substrate. Multiple touch electrodes include multiple first touch electrodes and multiple second touch electrodes. Multiple sensing lines include multiple first sensing lines and multiple second sensing lines. The first touch electrodes are electrically connected to the first sensing lines respectively. The second touch electrodes are electrically connected to the second sensing lines respectively. Multiple switches are disposed on the first substrate and in the non-display area. Each of the switches has a first terminal, a second terminal and a control terminal. The switches include first switches and second switches.
- the first terminals of the first switches are electrically connected to the first sensing lines respectively.
- the control terminals of the first switches are electrically connected to each other.
- the second terminals of the first switches are electrically connected to each other.
- the first terminals of the second switches are electrically connected to the second sensing lines respectively.
- the control terminals of the second switches are electrically connected to each other.
- the second terminals of the second switches are electrically connected to each other.
- a first touch testing pad and a second touch testing pad are disposed on the first substrate and in the non-display area.
- the first touch testing pad is electrically connected to the second terminals of the first switches.
- the second touch testing pad is electrically connected to the second terminals of the second switches.
- the touch electrodes are arranged as multiple touch electrode columns and multiple touch electrode rows.
- Each of the touch electrode rows includes a portion of the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes which are interleaved with each other.
- Each of the touch electrode columns includes a portion of the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes which are interleaved with each other.
- multiple touch pads are disposed on the first substrate and in the non-display area.
- the touch pads include multiple first touch pads and multiple second touch pads.
- the first touch pads are electrically connected to the first sensing lines respectively.
- the second touch pads are electrically connected to the second sensing lines respectively.
- the first switches, the second switches and the touch pads are disposed in the non-display area at a side of the display area.
- Each of the first switches is electrically connected to a corresponding first sensing line through a corresponding first touch pad.
- Each of the second switches is electrically connected to a corresponding second sensing line through a corresponding second touch pad.
- multiple touch pads are disposed in the non-display area at a side of the display area.
- the touch pads are electrically connected to the sensing lines respectively.
- the first switches and the second switches are disposed in the non-display area at at least one of other sides of the display area.
- the first switches and the second switches are turned off in a display period and a touch sensing period of the in-cell touch display device.
- a switch control pad is disposed on the first substrate and in the non-display area.
- the switch control pad is electrically connected to the control terminals of the first switches and the control terminals of the second switches.
- a voltage of the switch control pad is equal to a turn-off voltage in the display period and in the touch sensing period of the in-cell touch display device, so as to turn off the first switches and the second switches.
- an integrated circuit chip is electrically connected to the switch control pad.
- the integrated circuit chip provides the turn-off voltage to the switch control pad.
- voltages of the first touch testing pad and the second touch testing pad are equal to a common voltage, and the first switches and the second switches are turned on. In a touch sensing period of the in-cell touch display device, the first switches and the second switches are turned off.
- a switch control pad is disposed on the first substrate and in the non-display area.
- the switch control pad is electrically connected to the control terminals of the first switches and the control terminals of the second switches.
- a voltage of the switch control pad is equal to a turn-on voltage so as to turn on the first switches and the second switches.
- the voltage of the switch control pad is equal to a turn-off voltage so as to turn off the first switches and the second switches.
- an integrated circuit chip is electrically connected to the switch control pad.
- the integrated circuit chip provides the turn-on voltage for the switch control pad in the display period, and provides the turn-off voltage for the switch control pad in the touch sensing period.
- the data lines include first data lines and second data lines, and the first data lines are interleaved with the second data lines.
- the switches further include third switches and fourth switches.
- the first terminals of the third switches are electrically connected to the first data lines, the control terminals of the third switches are electrically connected to each other, and the second terminals of the third switches are electrically connected to each other.
- the first terminals of the fourth switches are electrically connected to the second data lines, the control terminals of the fourth switches are electrically connected to each other, and the second terminals of the fourth switches are electrically connected to each other.
- the in-cell touch display device further includes a first source testing pad and a second source testing pad disposed on the first substrate and in the non-display area. The first source testing pad is electrically connected to the second terminals of the third switches, and the second source testing pad is electrically connected to the second terminals of the fourth switches.
- the third switches and the fourth switches are turned off in a display period and a touch sensing period of the in-cell touch display device.
- the data lines include first data lines, second data lines and third data lines.
- the first data lines, the second data lines and the third data lines are electrically connected to multiple pixel units with different colors respectively.
- the switches further include third switches, fourth switches, and fifth switches.
- the first terminals of the third switches are electrically connected to the first data lines respectively, the control terminals of the third switches are electrically connected to each other, and the second terminals of the third switches are electrically connected to each other.
- the first terminals of the fourth switches are electrically connected to the second data lines respectively, the control terminals of the fourth switches are electrically connected to each other, and the second terminals of the fourth switches are electrically connected to each other.
- the first terminals of the fifth switches are electrically connected to the third data lines respectively, the control terminals of the fifth switches are electrically connected to each other, and the second terminals of the fifth switches are electrically connected to each other.
- the in-cell touch display device further includes a first source testing pad, a second source testing pad and a third source testing pad disposed on the first substrate and in the non-display area.
- the first source testing pad is electrically connected to the second terminals of the third switches
- the second source testing pad is electrically connected to the second terminals of the fourth switches
- the third source testing pad is electrically connected to the second terminals of the fifth switches.
- the third switches, the fourth switches and the fifth switches are turned off in a display period and a touch sensing period of the in-cell touch display device.
- multiple source pads are disposed on the first substrate and in the non-display area.
- the source pads include multiple first source pads electrically connected to the first data lines respectively, multiple second source pads electrically connected to the second data lines respectively, and multiple third source pads electrically connected to the third data lines respectively.
- Each of the third switches is electrically connected to a corresponding first data line through a corresponding first source pad.
- Each of the fourth switches is electrically connected to a corresponding second data line through a corresponding second source pad.
- Each of the fifth switches is electrically connected to a corresponding third data line through a corresponding third source pad.
- inventions of the present invention provide an in-cell touch display device having a display area and a non-display area.
- the in-cell touch display device includes a first substrate and the following units. Multiple data lines and multiple gate lines are disposed on the first substrate. Multiple touch electrodes include multiple first touch electrodes and multiple second touch electrodes. Multiple sensing lines include multiple first sensing lines and multiple second sensing lines. The first touch electrodes are electrically connected to the first sensing lines respectively. The second touch electrodes are electrically connected to the second sensing lines respectively. Multiple touch pads are disposed on the first substrate and in the non-display area. The touch pads include multiple first touch pads and multiple second touch pads. The first touch pads are electrically connected to the first sensing lines respectively.
- the second touch pads are electrically connected to the second sensing lines respectively.
- Multiple source pads are disposed on the first substrate and in the non-display area.
- the source pads are electrically connected to the data lines respectively.
- Multiple switches are disposed on the first substrate and in the non-display area.
- Each of the switches has a first terminal, a second terminal and a control terminal.
- the switches include first switches and second switches.
- the first terminals of the first switches are electrically connected to the first touch pads respectively.
- the control terminals of the first switches are electrically connected to each other.
- the second terminals of the first switches are electrically connected to each other.
- the first terminals of the second switches are electrically connected to the second touch pads respectively.
- the control terminals of the second switches are electrically connected to each other.
- the second terminals of the second switches are electrically connected to each other.
- An integrated circuit chip is disposed in the non-display area.
- the integrated circuit chip includes multiple first bonding pads and multiple second bonding pads.
- the first bonding pads are electrically connected to the source pads respectively.
- the second bonding pads are electrically connected to the touch pads respectively.
- the first and second switches are turned off in a touch sensing period of the in-cell touch display device.
- the first and second switches are turned on or turned off in a display period of the in-cell touch sensing device.
- the data lines include multiple first data lines, multiple second data lines and multiple third data lines.
- the source pads include multiple first source pads, multiple second source pads and multiple third source pads.
- the first data lines, the second data lines and the third data lines are electrically connected to multiple pixel units with different colors respectively.
- the first source pads are electrically connected to the first data lines respectively.
- the second source pads are electrically connected to the second data lines respectively.
- the third source pads are electrically connected to the third data lines respectively.
- the touch pads, the first source pads, the second source pads, and the third source pads are respectively arranged as a first row, a second row, a third row and a fourth row extending along a first direction.
- the data lines include multiple first data lines, multiple second data lines and multiple third data lines.
- the source pads include multiple first source pads, multiple second source pads and multiple third source pads.
- the first data lines, the second data lines and the third data lines are electrically connected to multiple pixel units with different colors respectively.
- the first source pads are electrically connected to the first data lines respectively.
- the second source pads are electrically connected to the second data lines respectively.
- the third source pads are electrically connected to the third data lines respectively.
- the touch pads, the first source pads, the second source pads, and the third source pads are arranged as a first row, a second row, and a third row extending along a first direction. At least one of the first source pads is disposed between two of the touch pads in the first row. At least one of the second source pads is disposed between two of the touch pads in the second row. At least one of the third source pads is disposed between two of the touch pads in the third row.
- inventions of the present invention provide a testing method for an in-cell touch display device having a display area and a non-display area.
- the in-cell touch display device includes a first substrate, touch electrodes, sensing lines, and switches.
- the touch electrodes include first touch electrodes and second touch electrodes.
- the touch electrodes are arranged as touch electrode rows and touch electrode columns. Each of the touch electrode rows includes a portion of the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes which are interleaved with each other.
- Each of the touch electrode columns includes a portion of the first touch electrode and the second touch electrode which are interleaved with each other.
- the sensing lines includes first sensing lines and second sensing lines.
- the first touch electrodes are electrically connected to the first sensing lines respectively, and the second touch electrodes are electrically connected to the second sensing lines respectively.
- the switches are disposed on the first substrate and in the non-display area.
- the switches include first switches and second switches. Each of the switches has a first terminal, a second terminal and a control terminal. The first terminals of the first switches are electrically connected to the first sensing lines respectively, the control terminals of the first switches are electrically connected to each other, and the second terminals of the first switches are electrically connected to each other.
- the first terminals of the second switches are electrically connected to the second sensing lines respectively, the control terminals of the second switches are electrically connected to each other, and the second terminals of the second switches are electrically connected to each other.
- the testing method includes: (a) providing a turn-on voltage to the control terminals of the first switches and the control terminals of the second switches, so as to turn on the first switches and the second switches; (b) providing a first voltage to the second terminals of the first switches and the second terminals of the second switches so as to set a predetermined image of the in-cell touch display device as a full bright image, and test if a displayed image of the in-cell touch display device is identical to the full bright image; (c) providing a second voltage to the second terminals of the first switches and the second terminals of the second switches so as to set the predetermined image of the in-cell touch display device as a full dark image, and testing if the displayed image of the in-cell touch display device is identical to the full dark image; (d) providing a third voltage to the second terminals of the first switches, providing a fourth voltage different from the third voltage to the second terminals of the second switches, so as to set the predetermined image of the in-cell touch display device as a first checkerboard
- the present invention has an advantage of testing whether the touch electrodes are shorted or open by the testing pads in the non-display area.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating connections of sensing lines in an in-cell touch display device in accordance with an embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating connections between the sensing lines and an integrated circuit chip in accordance with an embodiment.
- FIG. 3A is a schematic top view of a pixel structure in accordance with an embodiment.
- FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of the pixel structure viewed along a cross-sectional line AA′ of FIG. 3A .
- FIG. 4A is a schematic top view of the pixel structure in accordance with an embodiment.
- FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view of the pixel structure viewed along a line BB′ of FIG. 4A .
- FIG. 5 is a schematic circuit diagram for testing the touch electrode in accordance with an embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a flow chart illustrating a testing method for the in-cell touch display device in accordance with an embodiment.
- FIG. 7A - FIG. 7D are schematic diagrams illustrating displayed images of the display device corresponding to the flow chart of FIG. 6 .
- FIG. 8 is a schematic top view of an in-cell touch display device in accordance with a first embodiment.
- FIG. 9A is a schematic top view of an in-cell touch display device in accordance with a second embodiment.
- FIG. 9B is an enlarged diagram of an area A of FIG. 9A .
- FIG. 10 is a schematic top view of a portion of an in-cell touch display device in accordance with another embodiment.
- FIG. 11A is a schematic top view of an in-cell touch display device in accordance with a third embodiment.
- FIG. 11B is an enlarged diagram of an area B of FIG. 11A .
- FIG. 12 is a schematic top view of an in-cell touch display device in accordance with a fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 13A is a schematic top view of an in-cell touch display device in accordance with a fifth embodiment.
- FIG. 13B is an enlarged diagram of an area C of FIG. 13A .
- FIG. 14A is a schematic top view of an integrated circuit chip.
- FIG. 14B is a schematic top view in which an integrated circuit chip is disposed on a first substrate after the testing method described in FIG. 8 or FIG. 9A is performed.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic top view of an in-cell touch display device in accordance with a sixth embodiment.
- FIG. 16A is a diagram illustrating voltages and status of switches, testing pads and switch control pads in a display period.
- FIG. 16B is a diagram illustrating voltages and status of the switches, the testing pads and the switch control pads in a touch sensing period.
- FIG. 16C is a time-sequence diagram illustrating voltages of the testing pads, and the switch control pads, and status of the corresponding switches.
- FIG. 17 is a schematic top view of an in-cell touch display device in accordance with a seventh embodiment.
- FIG. 18 is a schematic top view of touch pads and source pads of an in-cell touch display device in accordance with a varied embodiment.
- FIG. 19 is a schematic top view of touch pads and source pads of an in-cell touch display device in accordance with another varied embodiment.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating connections of sensing lines in an in-cell touch display device in accordance with an embodiment.
- an in-cell touch display device 100 has a display area 101 and a non-display area 102 .
- the in-cell touch display device 100 includes a first substrate 110 , multiple gate lines GL 1 -GL 4 extending along a first direction D 1 , multiple data lines DL 1 -DL 4 extending along a second direction D 2 , and multiple sensing lines SL 1 -SL 4 extending along the second direction D 2 on the first substrate 110 .
- the first direction D 1 is not parallel with the second direction D 2 .
- the first direction D 1 is perpendicular to the second direction D 2 , but the invention is not limited thereto.
- the gate lines GL 1 -GL 4 and the data lines DL 1 -DL 4 define multiple pixel regions.
- Pixel structures P 11 -P 14 , P 21 -P 24 , P 31 -P 34 , and P 41 -P 44 are disposed in the pixel regions.
- the numbers of the gate lines, the data lines and the pixel structures are not limited to the example of FIG. 1 .
- Each pixel structure includes a thin film transistor (TFT).
- Each of the data lines DL 1 -DL 4 is electrically connected to the source of the TFT in the corresponding pixel structure, and each of the gate lines GL 1 -GL 4 is electrically connected to the gate of the TFT in the corresponding pixel structure.
- the pixel structure P 11 includes a TFT T 1 having a gate T 1 G and a source T 1 S.
- the gate line GL 1 is electrically connected to the gate T 1 G
- the data line DL 1 is electrically connected to the source T 1 S.
- the in-cell touch display device 100 further includes touch electrodes C 11 , C 12 , C 21 , and C 22 .
- each touch electrode includes common electrodes of multiple pixel structures.
- more than one common electrodes of the pixel structures are electrically connected to each other as one touch electrode. That is, the touch electrodes serve as common electrodes for displaying images in a display period of the in-cell touch display device 100 , and the touch electrodes are used to detect a user's touch in a touch sensing period.
- a transparent conductive layer is patterned as multiple electrode blocks, and each of the electrode blocks corresponds to at least one pixel unit. The electrode blocks serve as common electrodes in the display period, and serve as touch electrodes in the touch sensing period. As shown in FIG.
- the touch electrode C 11 includes common electrodes of the pixel structures P 11 -P 14 ; the touch electrode C 12 includes common electrodes of the pixel structures P 21 -P 24 ; the touch electrode C 21 includes common electrodes of the pixel structures P 31 -P 34 ; and the touch electrode C 22 includes common electrodes of the pixel structures P 41 -P 44 .
- the touch electrodes C 11 , C 12 , C 21 and C 22 are electrically insulated from each other.
- the area of each touch electrode is overlapped with the area of more than one pixel structures when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the first substrate.
- the number of the common electrodes constituting one touch electrode is just an example, and the invention is not limited thereto.
- more or less common electrodes of the pixel structures are electrically connected to each other as one touch electrode.
- Each touch electrode is electrically connected to at least one sensing line.
- the touch electrodes are electrically connected to the sensing lines through contact holes.
- the touch electrode C 11 is electrically connected to the sensing line SL 1 through the contact hole ch 1 ;
- the touch electrode C 12 is electrically connected to the sensing line SL 3 through the contact hole ch 2 ;
- the touch electrode C 21 is electrically connected to the sensing line SL 2 through the contact hole ch 3 ;
- the touch electrode C 22 is electrically connected to the sensing line SL 4 through the contact hole ch 4 .
- Multiple source pads 121 - 124 and touch pads 131 - 134 are disposed on the first substrate 110 and in the non-display area 102 .
- the source pads 121 - 124 and the touch pads 131 - 134 are electrically connected to an integrated circuit chip 140 .
- the source pads 121 - 124 are electrically connected to the data lines DL 1 -DL 4 respectively.
- the touch pads 131 - 134 are electrically connected to the sensing lines SL 1 -SL 4 respectively.
- the integrated circuit chip 140 has multiple bonding pads, on which bumps are disposed, and the bumps of the integrated circuit chip 140 are electrically connected to the source pads 121 - 124 and the touch pads 131 - 134 through a conductive film (e.g.
- the electrical connection between the integrated circuit chip 140 and the source pads 121 - 124 and the touch pads 131 - 134 is not limited thereto.
- the integrated circuit chip 140 includes a data driving circuit and a touch sensing circuit, but the invention is not limited thereto.
- the integrated circuit chip 140 further includes a gate driving circuit.
- the number of the integrated circuit chip is one, but the invention is not limited thereto.
- the number of the integrated circuit chip may be more than one.
- a frame period is at least divided into at least one display period and at least one touch sensing period.
- the touch electrodes C 11 , C 12 , C 21 , and C 22 are supplied with a common voltage, the voltages of the gate lines GL 1 -GL 4 are used to turn on the corresponding TFTs, and the integrated circuit chip 140 transmits pixel data to pixel electrodes of the pixel structures through the data lines DL 1 -DL 4 to decide the grey levels of the corresponding pixels.
- the touch electrodes C 11 , C 12 , C 21 , and C 22 are used for sensing a touch operation when a user performs on the in-cell touch display device 100 .
- each touch electrode is electrically connected to one sensing line, but the invention is not limited thereto.
- each touch electrode is electrically connected to more than one sensing lines which are electrically connected to the same touch pad in order to reduce the resistance between the touch electrode and the touch pad.
- more than one sensing lines are electrically connected to one touch electrode in the display area 101 , the sensing lines are coupled to each other as one sensing line in the non-display area 102 , and the one sensing line is electrically connected to one touch pad in the non-display area 102 , but the invention is not limited thereto.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating connections between the sensing lines and the integrated circuit chip in accordance with an embodiment.
- the sensing lines SL 1 -SL 3 are electrically connected to the touch electrode C 11 through the contact holes ch 1 -ch 3 respectively, and the sensing lines SL 1 -SL 3 are electrically connected to the same touch pad in the non-display area 102 .
- the sensing lines SL 4 -SL 6 are electrically connected to the touch electrode C 21 through the contact holes ch 4 -ch 6 respectively, and the sensing lines S 4 -S 6 are electrically connected to the same touch pad in the non-display area 102 .
- the sensing lines SL 7 -SL 9 are electrically connected to the touch electrode C 31 through the contact holes ch 7 -ch 9 respectively, and the sensing lines SL 7 -SL 9 are electrically connected to the same touch pad in the non-display area 102 .
- each touch electrode is electrically connected to one touch pad through three parallel sensing lines, and thus the resistance is reduced and the accuracy of the touch sensing is improved.
- the number of the sensing lines which are electrically connected to each touch electrode is not limited in the invention.
- FIG. 3A is a schematic top view of a pixel structure in accordance with an embodiment.
- FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of the pixel structure viewed along a cross-sectional line AA′ of FIG. 3A .
- a pixel structure 410 is taken as an example, the pixel structure 410 has a TFT 420 , a pixel electrode PE and a common electrode COM.
- the TFT 420 has a gate 420 G, a source 420 S and a drain 420 D.
- a first metal layer M 1 is formed on a substrate SUB, and the first metal layer M 1 includes the gate 420 G and the gate line 430 .
- the gate 420 G is connected to the gate line 430 .
- a first insulation layer INS 1 is formed on the first metal layer M 1 .
- a semiconductor layer 420 C is formed on the first insulation layer INS 1 .
- a first transparent conductive layer 411 is formed on the first insulation layer INS 1 .
- the first transparent conductive layer 411 includes the pixel electrode PE.
- a second metal layer M 2 is formed on the first insulation layer INS 1 and the first transparent conductive layer 411 .
- the second metal layer M 2 includes the source 420 S, the drain 420 D, a data line 431 and a sensing line 432 .
- the data line 431 is connected to the source 420 S.
- the drain 420 D is electrically connected to the pixel electrode PE.
- the second insulation layer INS 2 is formed on the second metal layer M 2 , and includes a contact hole 3 B_ 1 h to expose the sensing line 432 .
- a second transparent conductive layer 412 is formed on the second insulation layer INS 2 .
- the second transparent conductive layer 412 includes the common electrode COM which is electrically connected to the sensing line 432 through a contact hole 3 B_ 1 h .
- the common electrode COM has multiple slits 412 S. In the display period, a common voltage is applied to the common electrode COM, and the electric field between the common electrode COM and the pixel electrode PE is configured to control the orientation of liquid crystal; in the touch sensing period, the common electrode COM serve as the touch electrode.
- FIG. 4A is a schematic top view of the pixel structure in accordance with an embodiment.
- FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view of the pixel structure viewed along a cross-sectional line BB′ of FIG. 4A .
- the portion of FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B that is similar to FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B will not be described again.
- the third metal layer M 3 is formed on the second insulation layer INS 2 , and includes the sensing line 432 .
- the third insulation layer INS 3 is formed on the third metal layer M 3 , and includes a contact hole 4 B_ 1 h to expose the sensing line 432 .
- the second transparent conductive layer 412 is formed on the third insulation layer INS 3 , and includes the common electrode COM which is electrically connected to the sensing line 432 through the contact hole 4 B_ 1 h .
- the sensing line 432 is disposed above the data line 431 , and the data line 431 is at least partially overlapped with the sensing line 432 when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the substrate SUB.
- the sensing line and the data line may be formed by the same metal layer, and the sensing line is spaced from the data line when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the substrate so that they are insulated from the each other. Because a metal layer is patterned to form the sensing lines and the data lines simultaneously in this embodiment, the number of process steps can be saved.
- the sensing line and the data line may be formed by different metal layers, at least one portion of the sensing line is overlapped with the data line when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the substrate, and the sensing line is above the data line with an insulation layer disposed therebetween so that they are insulated from the each other.
- the aperture ratio of the pixel structure can be increased compared the former embodiment although the number of the process steps is greater than that of the former embodiment.
- the metal layer in the specification may be a single layer of aluminum, copper, titanium, tungsten, etc. or a compound layer of molybdenum-aluminum-molybdenum, titanium-aluminum-titanium, titanium-copper-titanium, etc. which is not limited in the invention.
- the insulation layer in the specification may be silicon nitride, silicon oxide, silicon oxynitride or other suitable insulation layers.
- one insulation layer shown in the figures may include two or more than two insulation layers stacked with each other with different material.
- the transparent conductive layer may be indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), antimony tin oxide (ATO), fluorine tin oxide (FTO), or other conductive and transparent material.
- the common electrode COM is formed above the pixel electrode PE, but the common electrode COM may be formed beneath the pixel electrode which is not limited in the invention.
- the touch electrode is formed on the substrate SUB (also referred to as a first substrate), but the touch electrode and the sensing line may be formed on a second substrate opposite to the first substrate in other embodiments. That is, the touch electrode is formed on the surface of the second substrate facing the first substrate, and the touch electrode and the sensing line are electrically connected to the touch pad on the first substrate through a conductive film or an adhesive with conductive particles, which is not limited in the invention.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic circuit diagram for testing of the touch electrode in accordance with an embodiment.
- the touch electrodes and the sensing lines are shown in FIG. 5 , but the pixel structures, the gate lines, the data lines, etc. are not shown.
- the touch electrodes in FIG. 5 are arranged as touch electrode columns C 1 -C 4 and touch electrode rows R 1 -R 6 , and these touch electrodes are divided into first touch electrodes 610 and second touch electrodes 620 which are interleaved with each other. Note that in FIG. 5 , the edges of the first touch electrode 610 are illustrated by bold lines in order to discriminate between the first touch electrodes 610 and the second touch electrodes 620 .
- Each of the touch electrode columns C 1 -C 4 includes a portion of the first touch electrodes 610 and the second touch electrodes 620 which are interleaved with each other.
- Each of the touch electrode rows R 1 -R 6 includes a portion of the first touch electrodes 610 and the second touch electrodes 620 which are interleaved with each other. From another aspect, two sides of the first touch electrode 610 at the corner are adjacent to two second touch electrodes 620 , two sides of the second touch electrode 620 at the corner are adjacent to two first touch electrodes 610 , four sides of each of the other first touch electrodes 610 are adjacent to four second touch electrode 620 s , and four sides of each of the other second touch electrode 620 are adjacent to four first touch electrodes 610 .
- the first touch electrodes 610 are electrically connected to the first sensing lines 631 respectively, and the second touch electrodes are electrically connected to the second sensing lines 632 respectively.
- the in-cell touch display device further includes multiple switches SW, a first touch testing pad 641 , a second touch testing pad 642 and a switch control pad 650 .
- Each touch electrode corresponds to one switch.
- the first touch electrodes 610 are electrically connected to the first touch testing pad 641 through the corresponding switches SW.
- the second touch electrodes 620 are electrically connected to the second touch testing pad 642 through the corresponding switches SW.
- each switch SW has a control terminal, a first terminal and a second terminal.
- the switches SW are, for example, TFTs formed on the substrate, but the invention is not limited thereto.
- the switches SW are TFTs
- the first terminal is one of the source and drain of the TFT
- the second terminal is the other one of the source and drain of the TFT
- the control terminal is the gate of the TFT.
- the switches SW may be other components instead of TFT.
- the switches SW (i.e. TFTs) and the TFTs in the pixel structures are formed by the same processes at the same time, but the invention is not limited thereto.
- the aforementioned control terminal is gate
- the first terminal is one of source and drain
- the second terminal is the other one of source and drain.
- the switches SW include first switches SW 1 and second switches SW 2 .
- the first terminals of the first switches SW 1 are electrically connected to the first sensing lines 631 , that is, electrically connected to the first touch electrodes 610 .
- the first terminals of the second switches SW 2 are electrically connected to the second sensing lines 632 , that is, electrically connected to the second touch electrodes 620 .
- the control terminals of the switches SW 1 and SW 2 are electrically connected to each other and are electrically connected to the switch control pad 650 .
- the second terminals of the first switches SW 1 are electrically connected to each other and are electrically connected to the first touch testing pad 641 .
- the second terminals of the second switches SW 2 are electrically connected to each other and are electrically connected to the second touch testing pad 642 .
- not all first switches SW 1 and the second switches SW 2 are labeled in FIG. 5 .
- FIG. 6 is a flow chart illustrating a testing method for the in-cell touch display device in accordance with an embodiment.
- FIG. 7A - FIG. 7D are schematic diagrams illustrating displayed images of the display device corresponding to the flow chart of FIG. 6 .
- a turn-on voltage is applied to the control terminals of the switches SW through the switch control pad 650 , so as to turn on the switches SW.
- the turn-on voltage is a high voltage, but the invention is not limited thereto.
- the level of the turn-on voltage is related to the type of the switches SW and a current-voltage curve of the switch SW. For example, when the switches SW are N-type transistors, the turn-on voltage is the high voltage; and when the switches SW are P-type transistors, the turn-on voltage is a low voltage.
- the level of the turn-on voltage is not limited in the invention.
- a first voltage is applied to the second terminals of the first switches SW 1 and the second terminals of the second switches SW 2 through the first touch testing pad 641 and the second touch testing pad 642 , so as to set a predetermined image of the in-cell touch display device as a full bright image (as shown in FIG. 7A ), and it is determined whether the displayed image of the in-cell touch display device is identical to the predetermined full bright image.
- the first voltage may be the high voltage or the low voltage.
- the level of the first voltage is not limited in the invention.
- the switches SW are turned on in the step S 701 , when the first voltage is applied to the second terminals of the first switches SW 1 and the second switches SW 2 , the first voltage is transmitted to the first touch electrodes 610 and the second touch electrodes 620 , and the first touch electrodes 610 and the second touch electrodes 620 serve as common electrodes.
- each touch electrode is constituted by more than one common electrodes, the voltage difference between the touch electrode (i.e. common electrode) and the pixel electrode rotates the liquid crystal when displaying an image.
- the displayed image of the display device is not identical to the predetermined image (i.e.
- the sensing lines may be cut off and/or the electric connections between the sensing lines and the corresponding touch electrodes may be open so that the first voltage cannot be transmitted to the corresponding touch electrode to make the corresponding pixel to be in the full bright state.
- step S 703 a second voltage is applied to the second terminals of the first switches SW 1 and the second terminals of the second switches SW 2 through the first touch testing pad 641 and the second touch testing pad 642 , so as to set the predetermined image of the in-cell touch display device as a full dark image (shown in FIG. 7B ), and it is determined whether the displayed image of the in-cell touch display device is identical to the predetermined full dark image.
- the second voltage is different from the first voltage of step S 702 .
- the second voltage is transmitted to the common electrodes so that the corresponding pixel is in the full dark state. Since all the pixels are expected to be in the dark state, the predetermined image is the full dark image.
- the sensing lines may be cut off and/or the electric connections between the sensing lines and the corresponding touch electrodes may be open so that the second voltage cannot be transmitted to the corresponding touch electrode to make the corresponding pixel to be in the full dark state.
- Both of the step S 702 and the step S 703 are to determine if there is an open circuit on the sensing line or/and between the sensing line and the touch electrode. However, both of the step S 702 and the step S 703 are performed because if the open circuit occurs, the corresponding common electrode would be floating, causing the corresponding pixel to be dark or bright. If only one of the step S 702 and the step S 703 is performed, the open circuit may not be detected. For example, in the embodiment of FIG. 7A , if one common electrode is floating and the corresponding pixels are in the bright state, then the displayed image is still identical to the predetermined full bright image, resulting in that the open circuit may not be detected if only step 702 is performed.
- step S 704 a third voltage is applied to the second terminals of the first switches SW 1 through the first touch testing pad 641 , and a fourth voltage is applied to the second terminals of the second switches SW 2 through the second touch testing pad 642 .
- the third voltage is different from the fourth voltage so as to set the predetermined image of the in-cell touch display device as a first checkerboard image (as shown in FIG. 7C ).
- FIG. 7C the pixels corresponding to the first touch electrodes 610 are in the bright state, and the pixels corresponding to the second touch electrode 620 are in the dark state.
- the third voltage is transmitted to the first touch electrodes 610 and the fourth voltage is transmitted to the second touch electrodes 620 , and the first touch electrodes 610 are interleaved with the second touch electrodes 620 , and therefore the predetermined image is the checkerboard image.
- the adjacent sensing lines may be shorted and/or the adjacent touch electrodes may be shorted because when the short circuit occurs, the adjacent touch electrodes would have the same voltage, causing the corresponding pixels (one touch electrode includes more than one common electrodes of pixel structures) to be bright or dark and incapable of showing the checkerboard image.
- step S 705 a fifth voltage is applied to the second terminals of the first switches through the first touch testing pad 641 , and a sixth voltage is applied to the second terminals of the second switches through the second touch testing pad 642 .
- the fifth voltage is different from the sixth voltage so as to set the predetermined image of the in-cell touch display device as a second checkerboard image (as shown in FIG. 7D ).
- FIG. 7D the pixels corresponding to the first touch electrodes 610 are in the dark state, and the pixels corresponding to the second touch electrodes 620 are in the bright state.
- the adjacent sensing lines may be shorted and/or the adjacent touch electrodes may be shorted with the same reason as that of the step S 704 .
- the third voltage is to set the corresponding pixels to be in the bright state
- the fourth voltage is configured to set the corresponding pixels to be in the dark state
- the fifth voltage is configured to set the corresponding pixels to be in the dark state
- the sixth voltage is configured to set the corresponding pixels to be in the bright state.
- the configuration may be opposite in a way that the third voltage corresponds to a dark state, the fourth voltage corresponds to a bright state, the fifth voltage corresponds to the bright state, and the sixth voltage corresponds to the dark state. From another aspect, in some embodiments, when the third voltage is higher than the fourth voltage, the fifth voltage is lower than the sixth voltage; and when the third voltage is lower than the fourth voltage, the fifth voltage is higher than the sixth voltage.
- the aforementioned steps are not necessarily performed in the order from the step S 702 to the S 705 .
- the order of the steps may be modified, and other steps may be inserted between the said steps.
- the TFT and the pixel electrode of each pixel structure are turned on and supplied with a pixel voltage, respectively, such that the corresponding images are displayed.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic top view of an in-cell touch display device in accordance with a first embodiment.
- An in-cell touch display device 200 has a display area 202 and a non-display area 204 .
- a first substrate 210 includes a bonding area 212 in the non-display area 204 .
- Data lines DL, touch pads TP, source pads SP, input pads IP, touch testing pads TTP, a switch control pad SCP and the switches SW are disposed on the first substrate 210 .
- the touch pads TP, the source pads SP, the input pads IP and the switches SW are disposed in the bonding area 212 .
- sensing lines SL and touch electrodes TE are disposed on the first substrate 210 and between the first substrate 210 and a liquid crystal layer, but the invention is not limited thereto. In a varied embodiment, the sensing lines SL and the touch electrodes TE are disposed on a second substrate (not shown) opposite to the first substrate 210 and between the second substrate and the liquid crystal layer.
- the data lines DL are electrically connected to the source pads SP respectively.
- the input pads IP are configured to receive signals and/or power from a circuit board (not shown) which is electrically connected to the input pads IP.
- the touch electrodes TE include first touch electrodes TE_ 1 and second touch electrodes TE_ 2 which are interleaved with each other and are electrically connected to the first sensing lines SL_ 1 and the second sensing lines SL_ 2 respectively.
- the first sensing lines SL_ 1 and the second sensing lines SL_ 2 are electrically connected to the first touch pads TP_ 1 and the second touch pads TP_ 2 respectively.
- the edges of the first touch electrodes TE_ 1 are illustrated as bold lines in FIG. 8 and in the following figures in order to discriminate between the first touch electrodes TE_ 1 and the second touch electrodes TE_ 2 in the figures.
- first terminals of the first switches SW 1 are electrically connected to the first touch pads TP_ 1 , that is, the first terminals of the first switches SW 1 are electrically connected to the first sensing lines SL_ 1 respectively.
- the second terminal of the first switches SW 1 are electrically connected to each other and are electrically connected to the first touch testing pad TTP_ 1 .
- the first terminals of the second switches SW 2 are electrically connected to the second touch pads TP_ 2 , that is, the first terminals of the second switches SW 2 are electrically connected to the second sensing line SL_ 2 .
- the second terminals of the second switches SW 2 are electrically connected to each other and are electrically connected to the second touch testing pad TTP_ 2 .
- the control terminals of the first switches SW 1 and the second switches SW 2 are electrically connected to the switch control pad SCP.
- the in-cell touch display device 200 is tested and abnormal points are located to quickly find the reason of the abnormality by the configuration of the in-cell touch display device 200 with the testing method of FIG. 6 to FIG. 7D .
- FIG. 9A is a schematic top view of an in-cell touch display device in accordance with a second embodiment
- FIG. 9B is an enlarged diagram of an area A of FIG. 9A
- an in-cell touch display device 300 of FIG. 9A further includes source testing pads STP disposed on the first substrate 210
- the switches SW further include third to fifth switches SW 3 -SW 5 .
- the source pads SP are divided into three groups and the data lines DL are also divided into three corresponding groups.
- the source pads SP includes first source pads SP_ 1 , second source pads SP_ 2 and third source pads SP_ 3 which are electrically connected to the first data lines DL_ 1 , the second data lines L_ 2 and the third data lines DL_ 3 respectively.
- the first to third source pads SP_ 1 -SP_ 3 are electrically connected to the pixel structures with different colors in the in-cell touch display device, but the invention is not limited thereto.
- the pixel structures are not shown in FIG. 9A , and a portion of the data lines DL, the touch pads TP, the source pads SP and the switches SW are omitted in FIG. 9A . As shown in FIG.
- the source testing pads STP include a first source testing pad STP_ 1 to a third source testing pad STP_ 3 .
- the first terminals of the third switches SW 3 are electrically connected to the first source pads SP_ 1 , that is, the first terminals of the third switches SW 3 are electrically connected to the first data lines DL_ 1 respectively.
- the second terminals of the third switches SW 3 are electrically connected to each other and are electrically connected to the first source testing pad STP_ 1 .
- the first terminals of the fourth switches SW 4 are electrically connected to the second source pads SP_ 2 , that is, the first terminals of the fourth switches SW 4 are electrically connected to the second data lines DL_ 2 respectively.
- the second terminals of the fourth switches SW 4 are electrically connected to each other and are electrically connected to the second source testing pad STP_ 2 .
- the first terminals of the fifth switches SW 5 are electrically connected to the third source pads SP_ 3 , that is, the first terminals of the fifth switches SW 5 are electrically connected to the third data lines DL_ 3 respectively.
- the second terminals of the fifth switches SW 5 are electrically connected to each other and are electrically connected to the third source testing pad STP_ 3 .
- the control terminals of the first to fifth switches SW 1 -SW 5 are all electrically connected to the switch control pad SCP, but the invention is not limited thereto. Referring to FIG. 10 , FIG. 10 is a varied embodiment of FIG.
- FIG. 10 the control terminals of the first switches SW 1 and the second switches SW 2 are electrically connected to a switch control pad SCP 1 , and the control terminals of the third to fifth switches SW 3 -SW 5 are electrically connected to another switch control pad SCP 2 .
- the remaining part of FIG. 10 is similar to FIG. 9A , and therefore it will not be described again.
- the first to third source testing pads STP_ 1 -STP_ 3 are configured to test if the data lines are shorted or open, and to test if the coupling between the data lines and the TFTs are normal, but the invention is not limited thereto.
- a turn-on voltage e.g. a high voltage
- the in-cell touch display device would display a corresponding image in accordance with the voltages applied to the first to third source testing pads STP_ 1 -STP_ 3 .
- Whether the data lines DL are abnormal is determined and the abnormal location is identified by determining if the displayed image of the in-cell touch display device is identical to the predetermined image. As a result, the in-cell touch display device 300 is tested completely, the abnormality is located, and the root cause of the abnormality is quickly identified by the configuration and the testing method for the data lines with the configuration and the testing method for the touch electrode of FIG. 8 .
- FIG. 11A is a schematic top view of an in-cell touch display device in accordance with a third embodiment.
- FIG. 11B is an enlarged diagram of an area B of FIG. 11A .
- a portion of the data lines DL, the source pads SP and the switches SW are omitted in FIG. 11 .
- FIG. 11A and FIG. 8 The difference between FIG. 11A and FIG. 8 is that in FIG. 11A , an in-cell touch display device 400 further includes source testing pads STP disposed on the first substrate 210 , and the switches SW further include third switches SW 3 and fourth switches SW 4 .
- the source pads SP are divided into two groups and the data lines DL are divided into two corresponding groups.
- the source pads SP include first source pads SP_ 1 and second source pads SP_ 2 which are electrically connected to the first data lines DL_ 1 and the second data lines DL_ 2 respectively.
- the first data lines DL_ 1 are odd data lines
- the second data lines DL_ 2 are even data lines.
- the first data lines DL_ 1 are interleaved with the second data lines DL_ 2 in the display area 202 , but the invention is not limited thereto.
- the source testing pads STP include a first source testing pad STP_ 1 and a second source testing pad STP_ 2 .
- the first terminals of the third switches SW 3 are electrically connected to the first source pad SP_ 1 respectively.
- the second terminals of the third switches SW 3 are electrically connected to each other and are electrically connected to the first source testing pad STP_ 1 .
- the first terminals of the fourth switches SW 4 are electrically connected to the second source pad SP_ 2 respectively.
- the second terminals of the fourth switches SW 4 are electrically connected to each other and are electrically connected to the second source testing pad STP_ 2 .
- the control terminals of the first to fourth switches SW 1 -SW 4 are all electrically connected to the switch control pad SCP, but the invention is not limited thereto.
- the control terminals of the first switches SW 1 and the second switches SW 2 are electrically connected to a switch control pad
- the control terminals of the third switches SW 3 and the fourth switches SW 4 are electrically connected to another switch control pad.
- the first source testing pad STP_ 1 and the second source testing pad STP_ 2 are configured to test if the data lines are shorted or open, and to test if the coupling between the data lines and the TFTs is normal so as to determine whether and where the data lines DL are abnormal.
- the in-cell touch display device is tested completely, the abnormality is located, and the root cause of the abnormality is quickly identified by the configuration and the testing method of the data lines with the configuration and the testing method of the touch electrodes of FIG. 8 .
- FIG. 12 is a schematic top view of an in-cell touch display device in accordance with a fourth embodiment.
- a portion of the data line DL, the touch pads TP, the source pads SP and the switches SW are omitted in FIG. 12 .
- the difference between FIG. 12 and FIG. 9A is that is FIG. 12 , gate lines GL of an in-cell touch display device 500 are shown, and the in-cell touch display device 500 further includes gate driving circuits 530 and driving circuit pads DCP.
- the gate driving circuits 530 are disposed on the first substrate 210 , and are electrically connected to the gate lines GL and the driving circuit pads DCP.
- the gate driving circuits 530 include multiple stages of shift registers which generate and output scan signals to the gate lines GL respectively.
- the TFTs in the gate driving circuits 530 and the TFTs in the pixel structures are formed by the same processes at the same time. That is, a structure of Gate Driver on Array (GOA) is adopted.
- Multiple driving circuit controlling signals which are inputted to the driving circuit pads DCP include clock signals and/or other input signals (e.g. start-up signal and end signal), which are not limited in the invention, to control the gate driving circuits 530 .
- the remaining part of FIG. 12 is similar to that of FIG. 9A , and the enlarged diagram of the area A of FIG. 12 is identical to FIG. 9B , and therefore they will not be described again.
- FIG. 13A is a schematic top view of an in-cell touch display device in accordance with a fifth embodiment
- FIG. 13B is an enlarged diagram of an area C of FIG. 13A
- a portion of the data lines DL, the touch pads TP, the source pads SP, gate pads GP and the switches SW are omitted in FIG. 13A .
- the difference between FIG. 13A and FIG. 9A is that, in FIG. 13A , the gate lines GL of an in-cell touch display device 600 are shown, and the in-cell touch display device 600 further includes gate pads GP and gate testing pads GTP.
- the gate pads GP include first gate pads GP_ 1 and second gate pads GP_ 2 .
- the gate testing pads GTP include a first gate testing pad GTP_ 1 and a second gate testing pad GTP_ 2 .
- the switches SW further include sixth switches SW 6 and seventh switches SW 7 .
- the first gate pads GP_ 1 and the second gate pads GP_ 2 are electrically connected to the first gate line GL_ 1 and the second gate line GL_ 2 respectively.
- the first gate lines GL_ 1 are odd gate lines
- the second gate lines GL_ 2 are even gate lines. That is, the first gate lines GL_ 1 are interleaved with the second gate lines GL_ 2 in the display area 202 , but the invention is not limited thereto.
- the first terminals of the sixth switches SW 6 are electrically connected to the first gate pads GP_ 1 , that is, the first terminals of the sixth switches SW 6 are electrically connected to first gate lines GL_ 1 respectively.
- the second terminals of the sixth switches SW 6 are electrically connected to the first gate testing pad GTP_ 1 .
- the first terminals of the seventh switches SW 7 are electrically connected to the second gate pads GP_ 2 , that is, the first terminals of the seventh switches SW 7 are electrically connected to the second gate lines GL_ 2 respectively.
- the second terminals of the seventh switches SW 7 are electrically connected to the second gate testing pad GTP_ 2 . Note that for simplification, only a portion of the gate lines GL are shown in FIG.
- gate lines GL extend to the bonding area 212 to be electrically connected to the gate pads GP and the switches SW.
- first gate line GL_ 1 and second gate line GL_ 2 are shown in FIG. 13A and they extend to the bonding area 212 to be electrically connected to the first gate pads GP_ 1 and the second gate pads GP_ 2 .
- first gate pads GP_ 1 and the second gate pads GP_ 2 are electrically connected to the sixth switches SW 6 and the seventh switches SW 7 respectively.
- the first gate testing pad GTP_ 1 and the second gate testing pad GTP_ 2 are configured to test if the gate lines GL are short or open, and to test if the coupling between the gate lines GL and the TFTs are normal, but the invention is not limited thereto.
- the turn-on voltage is applied to the switch control pad SCP to turn on the switches SW; identical or different voltages are applied to the first to third source testing pads STP_ 1 -STP_ 3 respectively; and identical or different voltages are applied to the first gate testing pad GTP_ 1 and the second gate testing pad GTP_ 2 respectively.
- the in-cell touch display device 600 would have a predetermined image in accordance with the voltages applied to the first to the third source testing pads STP_ 1 -STP_ 3 and the first to second gate testing pads GTP_ 1 and GTP_ 2 . Whether and where the data lines DL and the gate lines GL are abnormal are detected by determining if the displayed image of the in-cell touch display device 600 is identical to the predetermined image. As a result, the in-cell touch display device 600 is tested completely, the abnormality is located, and the root cause of the abnormality is quickly identified by the configuration and the testing method of the data lines and the gate lines with the configuration and the testing method of the touch electrodes of FIG. 8 . Note that the test structure for the gate lines in FIG.
- switch control pads SCP in FIG. 8 , FIG. 9A , FIG. 11A , FIG. 12 and FIG. 13A and the switch control pads SCP 1 and SCP 2 in FIG. 10 are disposed in the bonding area 212 , but the invention is not limited thereto.
- the switch control pad SCP in FIG. 8 , FIG. 9A , FIG. 11A , FIG. 12 or FIG. 13A is disposed outside the bonding area 212 and at least one of the switch control pads SCP 1 and SCP 2 in FIG. 10 is disposed outside the bonding area 212 .
- FIG. 14A is a schematic top view of an integrated circuit chip
- FIG. 14B is a schematic diagram illustrating a top view of the disposition of the integrated circuit chip on the first substrate 210 after the testing method described in FIG. 8 or FIG. 9A is performed.
- an integrated circuit chip 700 includes a source driving circuit and a touch sensing circuit, but the invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the integrated circuit chip 700 may further include a gate driving circuit or other circuits.
- the integrated circuit chip 700 includes multiple bonding pads BP including first bonding pads (also referred to as source bonding pads) BP_ 1 , second bonding pads (also referred to as touch bonding pads) BP_ 2 and third bonding pads (also referred to as input bonding pads) BP_ 3 .
- the first bonding pads BP_ 1 are configured to be electrically connected to the source pads SP.
- the second bonding pads BP_ 2 are configured to be electrically connected to the touch pads TP.
- the third bonding pads BP_ 3 are configured to be electrically connected to the input pads IP. As shown in FIG.
- the integrated circuit chip 700 when the integrated circuit chip 700 is disposed in the bonding area 212 of the first substrate 210 , the first bonding pads BP_ 1 are electrically connected to the source pads SP, the second bonding pads BP_ 2 are electrically connected to the touch pads TP, and the third bonding pads BP_ 3 are electrically connected to the input pads IP. Therefore, the integrated circuit chip 700 can transmit data signals to the data lines DL through the first bonding pads BP_ 1 and the source pads SP, and transmit and/or receive touch signals through the second bonding pads BP_ 2 and the touch pads TP. Note that in the embodiment of FIG. 14A and FIG.
- the integrated circuit chip 700 includes the source bonding pads BP_ 1 , the touch bonding pads BP_ 2 and the input bonding pads BP_ 3 respectively corresponding to the source pads SP, the touch pads TP and the input pads IP disposed on the first substrate 210 , but the invention is not limited thereto.
- the integrated circuit chip 700 may further include a gate driving circuit and multiple bonding pads corresponding to the gate pads GP in FIG. 13A and FIG. 13B .
- the integrated circuit chip 700 may further include multiple bonding pads corresponding to the driving circuit pads DCP in FIG. 12 such that multiple driving circuit controlling signals are provided to the gate driving circuit 530 in FIG. 12 through the driving circuit pads DCP.
- the locations of the source bonding pads BP_ 1 and the touch bonding pads BP_ 2 of the integrated circuit chip 700 may be respectively corresponding to the locations of the source pads SP and the touch pads TP in FIG. 11A and FIG. 11B .
- a frame period is divided into at least one display period and at least one touch sensing period.
- the touch electrodes TE serve as common electrodes to display an image. Therefore, the touch pads TP and the sensing lines SL electrically connected to touch electrodes TE are used to input a common voltage while pixel data is transmitted to the pixel electrode of the pixel structures through the data lines DL for displaying an image.
- the touch electrodes TE are used for touch sensing.
- the touch pads TP and the sensing lines SL are used to transmit and/or receive the touch signals.
- the switches SW have to be turned off to prevent the touch and display functions of the in-cell touch display device from being affected by the noises through the touch testing pad TTP and/or the source testing pad STP.
- the switch control pads SCP in FIG. 8 , FIG. 9A , FIG. 11A , FIG. 12 or FIG. 13A or the switch control pads SCP 1 and SCP 2 in FIG. 10 are electrically connected to a turn-off voltage to turn off the switches SW.
- the turn-off voltage is a gate low voltage (VGL), but the invention is not limited thereto.
- the turn-off voltage may be provided by the integrated circuit chip 700 , but the invention is not limited thereto.
- the bonding pads of the integrated circuit chip 700 further include a fourth bonding pad BP_ 4 (also referred to as switch control bonding pad) for providing the turn-off voltage (e.g. the VGL).
- the integrated circuit chip 700 may include at least one VGL pad, and one of the at least one VGL pad serves as the switch control bonding pad BP_ 4 , but the invention is not limited thereto.
- the locations of the fourth bonding pad BP_ 4 corresponds to the location of the switch control pad SCP, and the fourth bonding pad BP_ 4 is electrically connected to the switch control pads SCP for providing the turn-off voltage to the switch control pad SCP to turn off the switches SW, but the invention is not limited thereto.
- the location of the fourth bonding pad BP_ 4 does not correspond to the location of the switch control pad SCP, instead, the fourth bonding pad BP_ 4 corresponds and is electrically connected to an additional pad on the first substrate 210 .
- the switch control pad SCP is electrically connected to the additional pad through a conductive line on the first substrate 210 , and by this way, the turn-off voltage is applied to the switch control pad SCP.
- the integrated circuit chip 700 is disposed on the first substrate 210 , but the invention is not limited thereto. In some varied embodiments, the integrated circuit chip 700 is disposed on a circuit board and the turn-off voltage applied to the switch control pad SCP is provided by the integrated circuit chip 700 .
- the circuit board may be a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) or a flexible printed circuit board (FPC) which is electrically connected to multiple bonding pins disposed on the first substrate 210 , and at least one of the bonding pins is electrically connected to the switch control pad SCP, such that the turn-off voltage applied to the switch control pad SCP is provided by the integrated circuit chip 700 , which is not limited in the invention.
- the integrated circuit chip 700 is disposed on the first substrate 210 , and another integrated circuit chip capable of outputting the turn-off voltage is further disposed on the first substrate 210 or a circuit board, and the turn-off voltage applied to the switch control pad SCP is provided by the another integrated circuit chip.
- the another integrated circuit chip may be a power chip or a chip including a power supply circuit capable of outputting the turn-off voltage, but the invention is not limited thereto.
- the source testing pads STP, the touch testing pads TTP, and the switch control pads SCP are all in the bonding area 212 , but the invention is not limited thereto. In a varied embodiment, at least a portion of the source testing pads STP, the touch testing pads TTP, and the switch control pads SCP are disposed in the non-display area 204 outside the bonding area 212 .
- the integrated circuit chip 700 is not electrically connected to the touch pads TP and the source pads SP on the first substrate 210 yet.
- the integrated circuit chip 700 is disposed in the bonding area 212 of the first substrate 210 , that is, the integrated circuit chip 700 is electrically connected to the touch pads TP and the source pads SP on the first substrate 210 .
- the switch control pad is electrically connected to the turn-off voltage to turn off all the switches SW in order to prevent the function and vision performance of the in-cell touch display device being affected by noises transmitted from the source testing pads STP and the touch testing pads TTP.
- the turn-off voltage may be provided by the integrated circuit chip 700 , or by a circuit board which is electrically connected to the in-cell touch display device.
- the switches SW are turned off by the integrated circuit chip or the circuit board after the testing procedure is performed. Accordingly, no additional process is required after the test to avoid the noises.
- the locations of the first bonding pads BP_ 1 and the second bonding pads BP_ 2 of the integrated circuit chip 700 correspond to that of the source pads SP and the touch pads GP of FIG. 8 and FIG. 9A .
- the locations the first bonding pads BP_ 1 and the second bonding pads BP_ 2 of the integrated circuit chip 700 correspond to that of the source pads SP and the touch pads GP of FIG. 11A
- the integrated circuit chip 700 is disposed in the bonding area 212 of the first substrate 210 of FIG. 11A after the testing method for the in-cell touch display device is performed.
- the bonding pads BP of the integrated circuit chip 700 include bonding pads corresponding to the driving circuit pads DCP of FIG.
- the integrated circuit chip 700 is disposed in the bonding area 212 of the first substrate 210 of FIG. 12 so as to be electrically connected to the driving circuit pad DCP after the testing method for the in-cell touch display device is performed, and then driving circuit controlling signals are transmitted to the gate driving circuits 530 to control the gate driving circuits 530 .
- the bonding pads BP of the integrated circuit chip 700 further include bonding pads corresponding to the gate pads GP of FIG. 13A
- the integrated circuit chip 700 is disposed in the bonding area 212 of the first substrate 210 of FIG. 13A so as to be electrically connected to the gate pads GP after the testing method for the in-cell touch display device is performed, and then the scan signals are transmitted to the corresponding gate lines GL.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic top view of an in-cell touch display device in accordance with a sixth embodiment.
- the first to fifth switches SW 1 -SW 5 are disposed in space of the bonding area 212 that does not have pads.
- the number of the switches SW increases while the resolution of the in-cell touch display device increases, and therefore the bonding area 212 may not be able to accommodate all the switches SW.
- the difference between FIG. 15 and FIG. 9A is that in an in-cell touch display device 800 of FIG.
- the third to fifth switches SW 3 -SW 5 which are electrically connected to the data lines DL_ 1 -DL_ 3 , are disposed in the bonding area 212 of the non-display area 204 below the display area 202
- the first to second switches SW 1 , SW 2 which are electrically connected to the touch electrodes TE 1 and TE 2 , are disposed in the non-display area 204 above the display area 212 when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the first substrate 210 .
- control terminals of the first and second switches SW 1 , SW 2 are electrically connected to a first switch control pad SCP 1
- the control terminals of the third to fifth switches SW 3 -SW 5 are electrically connected to a second switch control pad SCP 2 .
- touch electrodes TE serve as common electrodes of pixel structures in the display period, and therefore in a first time period (also referred to as a display period), the touch electrodes TE serve as the common electrodes and are supplied with a common voltage, and pixel data is transmitted to the pixel electrodes of the pixel structure through the data lines DL for displaying an image. In a second time period (also referred to as a touch sensing period), the touch electrode TE is used for touch sensing.
- the first and second switch control pads SCP 1 , SCP 2 are electrically connected to at least one integrated circuit chip capable of outputting a turn-off voltage in order to turn off the switches SW in the display period and the touch sensing period, such that the touch and display functions of the in-cell touch display device is prevented from being affected by the noises through the touch testing pad TTP and/or the source testing pad STP, but the invention is not limited thereto, and the varied embodiment (embodiment of FIG. 16A , FIG. 16B and FIG. 16C ) will be described in detail as following.
- FIG. 16A , FIG. 16B and FIG. 16C , FIG. 16A and FIG. 16B are diagrams illustrating voltages and status of the switches SW, the touch testing pads TTP and the switch control pads SCP in the display period and in the touch sensing period respectively after the touch pads TP, source pads SP, first and second switch control pads SCP 1 , SCP 2 , the first and second touch testing pads TTP_ 1 , TTP_ 2 on the first substrate 210 are electrically connected to at least one integrated circuit chip.
- FIG. 16A , FIG. 16B and FIG. 16C are diagrams illustrating voltages and status of the switches SW, the touch testing pads TTP and the switch control pads SCP in the display period and in the touch sensing period respectively after the touch pads TP, source pads SP, first and second switch control pads SCP 1 , SCP 2 , the first and second touch testing pads TTP_ 1 , TTP_ 2 on the first substrate 210 are electrically connected to at least one integrated circuit chip.
- 16C is a timing diagram illustrating voltages of the touch testing pads TTP and the switch control pads SCP, and status of the corresponding switches SW after the touch pads TP, source pads SP, first and second switch control pads SCP 1 , SCP 2 , the first and second touch testing pads TTP_ 1 , TTP_ 2 on the first substrate 210 are electrically connected to at least one integrated circuit chip. Note that the integrated circuit chip disposed in the bonding area 212 is omitted in FIG. 16A and FIG. 16B for simplification.
- Table 1 shows the status and the voltages of the switches SW, the touch testing pads TTP and the switch control pads SCP in the display period.
- the common voltage Vcom is transmitted to the touch electrodes TE serving as common electrodes through two paths.
- the common voltage Vcom is transmitted to the touch electrodes TE serving as common electrodes through the touch pads TP and the sensing lines SL.
- the common voltage Vcom is transmitted to the touch electrodes TE serving as common electrodes through the first and second touch testing pads TTP_ 1 , TTP_ 2 , turned-on switches SW 1 , SW 2 and the sensing lines SL. Therefore, the common voltage Vcom is transmitted to the touch electrodes TE serving as common electrodes in the display area 202 through two opposite sides (e.g. the upper side and the lower side of the display area 202 ) in the display period.
- the common voltage Vcom is transmitted to the touch electrodes TE serving as common electrodes in the display 202 through a single side of the display area 202 (e.g.
- the common voltage Vcom in the display area 202 is distributed more evenly in the embodiment, and thus the vision performance of the in-cell touch display device 800 is improved.
- Table 2 shows the status and the voltages of the switches SW, the touch testing pads TTP and the switch control pads SCP in the touch sensing period.
- the touch electrodes TE are used for touch sensing
- the touch pads TP and the sensing lines SL are used to transmit and/or receive the touch signals
- the voltage of the first switch control pad SCP 1 is the turn-off voltage V_off to turn off the first and second switches SW 1 , SW 2 , and thus the common voltage Vcom is not transmitted to the touch electrodes TE and the touch electrodes TE are used for touch sensing.
- the voltages of the first and second touch testing pads TTP 1 , TTP 2 are both equal to the common voltage Vcom.
- the voltages of the control terminals of the first and second switches SW 1 , SW 2 are both equal to the turn-on voltage V_on. That is, the voltage of the switch control pad SCP 1 , which is electrically connected to the first and second switches SW 1 , SW 2 , is equal to the turn-on voltage V_on to turn on the first and second switches SW 1 , SW 2 , and the common voltage Vcom is transmitted to the touch electrodes TE serving as common electrodes through the first and second touch testing pads TTP_ 1 , TTP_ 2 , the turned-on first and second switches SW 1 , SW 2 and the first and second sensing lines SL_ 1 , SL_ 2 .
- the turn-on voltage V_on is a gate high voltage (VGH), but the invention is not limited thereto.
- VGH gate high voltage
- the voltages of the control terminals of the first and second switches SW 1 , SW 2 are equal to the turn-off voltage V_off. That is, the voltage of the switch control pad SCP 1 , which is electrically connected to the first and second switches SW 1 , SW 2 , is equal to the turn-off voltage V_off to turn off the first and second switches SW 1 , SW 2 . Accordingly, the common voltage Vcom cannot be transmitted to the touch electrode TE while the touch electrodes TE are used for touch sensing.
- the turn-off voltage V_off is a gate low voltage (VGL), but the invention is not limited thereto.
- the third to fifth switches SW 3 -SW 5 are turned off to prevent the touch and display function of the in-cell touch display device be affected by noises transmitted through the source testing pads STP, and thus the voltage of the control terminals of the third to fifth switches SW 3 -SW 5 are equal to the turn-off voltage V_off.
- the voltage of the second switch control pad SCP 2 which is electrically connected to the third to fifth switches SW 3 -SW 5 , is equal to the turn-off voltage V_off to turn off the third to fifth switches SW 3 -SW 5 .
- one frame period is divided into one display period and one touch sensing period, but the invention is not limited thereto.
- one frame period is divided into at least one display period and multiple touch sensing periods, or is divided into multiple display periods and at least one touch sensing period.
- touch electrodes TE serve as common electrodes, and pixel data is transmitted to the pixel electrodes of the pixel structures through the data lines DL for displaying an image.
- touch electrode TE is used for touch sensing.
- the voltage of the second switch control pad SCP 2 is equal to the turn-off voltage V_off in both of the display period and the touch sensing period.
- the voltage of the first switch control pad SCP 1 is equal to the turn-on voltage V_on in the display period and equal to the turn-off voltage V_off in the touch sensing period. That is, the first and second switches SW 1 , SW 2 both perform on-off operation based the display period and the touch sensing period during the operation of the in-cell touch display device. Therefore, an integrated circuit chip electrically connected to the first switch control pad SCP 1 provides the turn-on voltage V_on to the first switch control pad SCP 1 in the display period in order to turn on the first and second switches SW 1 , SW 2 , and provides the turn-off voltage V_off to the first switch control pad SCP 1 in the touch sensing period in order to turn off the first and second switches SW 1 , SW 2 .
- the turn-off voltage of the first switch control pad SCP 1 may be identical to or different from the turn-off voltage of the second switch control pad SCP 2 for turning off the first to fifth switches SW 1 -SW 5 .
- the second switch control pad SCP 2 is disposed in the bonding area 212
- the first switch control pads SCP 1 and the first to second touch testing pads TTP_ 1 , TTP_ 2 are disposed outside the bonding area 212 in FIG. 15 , FIG. 16A and FIG. 16B , but the invention is not limited thereto.
- first and second switch control pads SCP 1 , SCP 2 are disposed in the bonding area 212 , and the first to second touch testing pads TTP_ 1 , TTP_ 2 are disposed outside the bonding area 212 .
- first to second switch control pads SCP 1 , SCP 2 and the first to second touch testing pads TTP_ 1 , TTP_ 2 are all disposed outside the bonding area 212 or are all disposed inside the bonding area 212 .
- the voltages, status and timing diagram of the switches SW, the touch testing pads TTP and the switch control pads SCP in the varied embodiments described above are similar to that in FIGS. 16A-16C , and thus the descriptions are omitted.
- the turn-on voltage V_on and the turn-off voltage V_off applied to the first switch control pad SCP 1 , the turn-off voltage V_off applied to the second switch control pad SCP 2 and the common voltage Vcom applied to the first and second touch testing pads TTP 1 , TTP 2 in FIG. 16A-16C may be provided by at least one integrated circuit chip.
- the second switch control pad SCP 2 may be electrically connected to an integrated circuit chip disposed in the bonding area 212
- the first switch control pad SCP 1 and the first to second touch testing pads TTP_ 1 , TTP_ 2 may be electrically connected to another at least one integrated circuit chip.
- the another at least one integrated circuit chip may be disposed on the first substrate 210 or a circuit board, the circuit board may be a printed circuit board (PCB) or a flexible printed circuit board (FPC) which is electrically connected to multiple bonding pins disposed on the first substrate 210 , one of the bonding pins is electrically connected to the first switch control pad SCP 1 , and at least one of the bonding pins is electrically connected to the first and second touch testing pads TTP_ 1 , TTP_ 2 , but the invention is not limited thereto.
- PCB printed circuit board
- FPC flexible printed circuit board
- the another integrated circuit chip capable of outputting a common voltage Vcom may be disposed on a printed circuit board, and the printed circuit board is electrically connected to at least one bonding pin which is disposed on the first substrate 210 and electrically connected to the first and second touch testing pads TTP_ 1 , TTP_ 2 through a flexible printed circuit board, or the another integrated circuit chip capable of outputting a common voltage Vcom may be disposed on a flexible printed circuit board electrically connected to at least one bonding pin which is disposed on the first substrate 210 and electrically connected to the first and second touch testing pads TTP_ 1 , TTP_ 2 .
- first and second switch control pads SCP 1 , SCP 2 and the first and second touch testing pads TTP_ 1 , TTP_ 2 may be electrically connected to an integrated circuit chip disposed in the bonding area 212 , but the invention is not limited thereto.
- first and second switch control pads SCP 1 , SCP 2 may be electrically connected to an integrated circuit chip disposed in the bonding area 212
- the first and second touch testing pads TTP_ 1 , TTP_ 2 may be electrically connected to another integrated circuit chip disposed on the first substrate 210 or a circuit board, but the invention is not limited thereto. Note that it is illustrated in FIG.
- the voltage of the first and second touch testing pads TTP 1 , TTP 2 are both equal to the common voltage Vcom in the display period and the touch sensing period, but the invention is not limited thereto.
- the voltage of the first and second touch testing pads TTP 1 , TTP 2 are equal to the common voltage Vcom in the display period, and the first switch SW 1 and the second switch SW 2 are turned on; in the touch sensing period, the voltage of the first and second touch testing pads TTP 1 , TTP 2 are other voltages or floating, and the first and the second switches SW 1 , SW 2 are turned off.
- At least one integrated circuit chip is electrically connect to the pads (e.g. touch pads TP, source pads SP, first and second switch control pads SCP 1 , SCP 2 , the first and second touch testing pads TTP_ 1 , TTP_ 2 ) on the first substrate 210 for manufacturing the in-cell touch display device.
- the pads e.g. touch pads TP, source pads SP, first and second switch control pads SCP 1 , SCP 2 , the first and second touch testing pads TTP_ 1 , TTP_ 2
- the present invention has the following configuration.
- the first to second touch testing pads TTP 1 , TTP 2 , the touch pads TP, the source pads SP and the first to second switch control pad SCP 1 , SCP 2 are electrically connected to at least one integrated circuit chip after the testing method of the invention is performed.
- the turn-off voltage V_off is provided to the second switch control pad SCP 2 in the display period and the touch sensing period such that the third to fifth switches SW 3 -SW 5 are turned off in the display period and the touch sensing period to prevent the in-cell touch display device from being affected by the noises transmitted through the source testing pad STP.
- the turn-on voltage V_on is provided to the first switch control pad SCP 1 , and the common voltage Vcom is provided to the touch pads TP and the touch testing pads TTP in the display period, such that the first and second switches SW 1 , SW 2 are turned on in the display period, and the common voltage is provided to the touch electrodes TE serving as common electrodes through a first path comprising the touch pads TP and the sensing lines SL and a second path comprising the first and second touch testing pads TTP_ 1 , TTP_ 2 , the first and second switches SW 1 , SW 2 and the sensing lines SL, such that the common voltage Vcom is transmitted to the touch electrodes TE in the display area 202 through two sides of the display area 202 and the common voltage Vcom in the display area 202 is distributed more evenly.
- the turn-off voltage V_off is provided to the first switch control pad SCP 1 in the touch sensing period, such that the switches SW 1 , SW 2 are turned off in the touch sensing period, and the touch electrodes TE are used for touch sensing.
- the switches electrically connected to the data lines and/or gate lines are turned off by the integrated circuit chip after the testing is performed, and the additional process steps to cut off the switches utilized for testing are not required and the switches electrically connected to the touch electrodes are turned on and off respectively in the display period and in the touch sensing period. Therefore the interference of the noises is avoided without additional cut off processes performed after the testing, and the common voltage is distributed more evenly in the display are in the display period. As a result, the visual performance of the in-cell touch display device is improved.
- FIG. 17 is a schematic top view of an in-cell touch display device in accordance with a seventh embodiment.
- the difference between FIG. 17 and FIG. 15 is that in FIG. 15 , the first and second switches SW 1 , SW 2 which are electrically connected to the first and second touch electrodes TE 1 , TE 2 are disposed in the non-display area 204 above the display area 202 , but in an in-cell touch display device 900 of FIG. 17 , the first and second switches SW 1 , SW 2 are disposed in the non-display area 204 at two sides of the display area 202 .
- the first terminals of the first and second switches SW 1 , SW 2 are respectively electrically connected to first conductive lines CL 1 and second conductive lines CL 2 extending along the first direction D 1 .
- the first and second conductive lines CL 1 , CL 2 are electrically connected to first sensing lines SL_ 1 and second sensing lines SL_ 2 extending along the second direction D 2 respectively.
- the first terminals of the first and second switches SW 1 , SW 2 are electrically connected to the first and second touch electrodes TE 1 , TE 2 , respectively.
- the first and second switches SW 1 , SW 2 are only disposed in the non-display area 204 at the left side or at the right side of the display area 212 , or the first and second switches SW 1 , SW 2 are disposed in the non-display area 204 at the left, right and top side of the display area 212 .
- the first and second touch testing pads TTP_ 1 , TTP_ 2 are electrically connected to an integrated circuit chip capable of providing the common voltage.
- the voltage of the first switch control pad SCP 1 is equal to the turn-on voltage V_on so that the common voltage Vcom is transmitted to the touch electrodes TE through the first and second touch testing pads TTP_ 1 , TTP_ 2 , the first and second switches SW 1 , SW 2 which are turned on and the first and second sensing lines SL_ 1 , SL_ 2 ; in the touch sensing period, the voltage of the first switch control pad SCP 1 is equal to the turn-off voltage V_off to turn off the first and second switches SW 1 , SW 2 so that the common voltage Vcom is not transmitted to the touch electrodes TE serving as common electrodes, and thus the touch electrodes TE are used for touch sensing.
- the second switch control pad SCP 2 is electrically connected to the turn-off voltage V_off to turn off the third to fifth switches SW 3 -SW 5 .
- the turn-on voltage V_on and the turn-off voltage V_off may be provided by at least one integrated circuit chip.
- the third to fifth switches SW 3 -SW 5 which are electrically connected to the data lines DL_ 1 -DL_ 3 are disposed in the bonding area 212 of the non-display area 204 at one side of the display area 202 in the in-cell touch display device.
- the first and second switches SW 1 , SW 2 which are electrically connected to the touch electrodes TE 1 and TE 2 are disposed in the non-display area 204 at at least one of the other sides of the display area 202 .
- the display area of FIG. 15 and FIG. 17 are rectangular, but the invention is not limited thereto.
- the third to fifth switches SW 3 -SW 5 are disposed in the non-display area at one side of a non-rectangular display area, and the first and second switches SW 1 , SW 2 are disposed in the non-display at at least one of the other sides of the non-rectangular display area.
- the in-cell touch display device may have only one first touch testing pad TTP_ 1 and one second touch testing pad TTP_ 2 .
- the touch pads TP and the source pads SP are arranged as one row, and the touch pads TP are interleaved with the source pads SP.
- the “the touch pads TP are interleaved with the source pads SP” means that one pad TP is interleaved with one pad SP; multiple touch pads TP are interleaved with one source pad SP, or one touch pad TP is interleaved with multiple source pads SP.
- FIG. 18 is a schematic top view of the touch pads TP and the source pads SP of an in-cell touch display device in accordance with a varied embodiment. As shown in FIG. 18 , the touch pads TP, the first source pads SP_ 1 , the second source pads SP_ 2 and the third source pads SP_ 3 are respectively arranged as rows extending along the first direction D 1 .
- the locations of the pads in one row are mismatched with the locations of the pads in the adjacent row so that the pads in two adjacent rows are not overlapped with each other or partially overlapped with each other along the second direction D 2 .
- the arrangements of the touch pads TP and the source pads SP in the embodiment may be applied to all the aforementioned embodiments of the in-cell touch display device.
- FIG. 19 is a schematic top view of the touch pads TP and the source pads SP of an in-cell touch display device in accordance with another varied embodiment.
- the touch pads TP, the first source pads SP_ 1 , the second source pads SP_ 2 and the third source pads SP_ 3 are arranged as rows extending along the first direction D 1 .
- the first row includes interleaved touch pads TP and first source pads SP_ 1 .
- the second row includes interleaved touch pads TP and second source pads SP_ 2 .
- the third row includes interleaved touch pads TP and third source pads SP_ 3 .
- the locations of the pads in one row are mismatched with the locations of the pads in the adjacent row along the second direction D 2 so that the pads in two adjacent rows are not overlapped with each other or partially overlapped with each other along the second direction.
- the first direction D 1 is perpendicular to the second direction D 2 .
- three first source pads SP_ 1 , three second source pads SP_ 2 or three third source pads SP_ 3 are disposed between two touch pads TP in the corresponding row, but the invention is not limited thereto.
- one first source pad SP_ 1 , one second source pad SP_ 2 , and one third source pads SP_ 3 are disposed between two touch pads TP in each row.
- the touch pads TP, the first source pads SP_ 1 , the second source pads SP_ 2 , and the third source pads SP_ 3 are arranged as a first row, a second row, a third row extending along a first direction D 1 , at least one of the first source pads SP_ 1 is disposed between two of the touch pads TP in the first row, at least one of the second source pads SP_ 2 is disposed between two of the touch pads TP in the second row, and at least one of the third source pads SP_ 3 is disposed between two of the touch pads TP in the third row.
- the arrangement of the touch pads TP and the source pads SP may be applied to all the aforementioned embodiments of the in-cell touch display device.
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display period | ||
TTP_1, TTP_2 | common voltage Vcom | ||
SCP1 | turn-on voltage V_on | ||
SW1, SW2 | On | ||
SCP2 | turn-off voltage V_off | ||
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TTP_1, TTP_2 | common voltage Vcom | ||
SCP1 | turn-off voltage V_off | ||
SW1, SW2 | Off | ||
SCP2 | turn-off voltage V_off | ||
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